1. The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: For Korah’s descendants there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, from the descendants of Asaph.
2. Meshelemiah’s sons were Zechariah (the firstborn), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth),
3. Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), Eliehoenai (the seventh).
4. ⌊Also for Korah’s descendants⌋ there were Obed Edom’s sons Shemaiah (the firstborn), Jehozabad (the second), Joah (the third), Sachar (the fourth), Nethanel (the fifth),
5. Ammiel (the sixth), Issachar (the seventh), Peullethai (the eighth). God had blessed Obed Edom.
6. His son Shemaiah had sons who ruled their families because they were soldiers.
7. Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, and Othni’s skilled brothers Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, as well as Elihu and Semachiah.
8. All of these people were Obed Edom’s descendants. They, their sons, and their relatives were skilled and had the ability to perform the service. Obed Edom’s family included 62 men.